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[โ€“] JesseoftheNorth@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The dam collapsed due to flash flooding due to storm Daniel which dumped a much higher than normal amount of rain.

[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I've read that the equivalent of 250 days of rain fell in one day, to give some perspective